What a glorious feeling...
Dawson reached over to Joey and took her hand. The movie theatre was near deserted, except for the two of them. Since they had been back together they had tried to go to the movies at least once a week, just to reconnect and spend time together. It had been almost 2 months and things were going really well. They hadn't told anyone, wanting to explore the new dimension to their relationship. Within one week Dawson had stopped apartment hunting. It had almost become a running joke between him and Joey. When their families called they would say there was an apartment shortage in New York or that Joey needed extra money for the rent. The more times people asked, the more blatant the lies had become. Joey had actually said to Bessie on one occasion she just wanted a man around the house. Bessie didn't buy it for one second and had since been questioning her little sister incessantly.
The movie had started to wind down and Dawson turned to Joey to see if she wanted to go. 'You ready to...' but when he turned he say that Joey had fallen asleep. It seems to be a common occurrence these days. Joey would just drop off at the slightest thing and it was another running joke, Dawson saying that he must have an amazing personality to send Joey off to sleep so quickly.
He gently poked Joey's leg, hoping to get some kind of response out of her. 'Joey wake up'
Joey's eyes slowly opened and she realised quickly what had happened. She was starting to get worried, all she wanted to do was sleep and she was feeling less than energetic. She had thought at first it had something to do with all the late night conversations her and Dawson had been having, leading to all night love making sessions. But she was feeling tired all the time, even after sleeping almost all day.
'Umm, I'm sorry Dawson. I guess I drifted off again.' Joey leaned over and kissed him.
'You know, 'Dawson said, breaking away from the kiss 'I think you better go to the doctor. You've been looking off colour for the last few weeks'
'You know how much I hate doctors.' Joey stood up and took Dawson's hand, leading him out of the cinema.
'I'll come with you if you want?' Dawson asked, just as they were reaching their apartment.
'Where?' Joey asked, completely forgetting the conversation earlier.
'The doctors? I've got tomorrow afternoon off so make an appointment.' Dawson unlocked their front door and opened it for his girlfriend.
'If you want but it won't be anything drastic. I've probably got flu or something,' Joey said using the elevator button.
'Well, I would rather be with you whether it was serious or not,'
The elevator arrived and the pair walked in, arms around each other.
'Until then, maybe you can administer you own medicine?' Joey asked suggestively, tugging at his coat.
'I think I can manage that...' Dawson murmured as Joey pulled him into a deep kiss.
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Joey tapped her foot impatiently, looking at her watch. She had been at the doctors for 30 minutes and was waiting for the results of some test's the nurse had taken on her arrival. Dawson was sitting next to her, wrapped up in his magazine.
'What's taking so long? Do you think there is something wrong?' Joey whispered in Dawson's ear.
'No Jo, it's just the way doctors are.' Dawson said, not looking up from his article.
'When the doctor calls me, you are going to come in right?'
Dawson put his magazine down and looked over at her. She was wearing a slight frown and her eyes looked tired. 'Of course I will if you want me too,'
'Joey Potter?' the doctor said as he came out of his office. Joey waved and took Dawson's hand, leading him towards the room.
'So Miss Potter, I assume this is your... boyfriend?' her doctor said, looking at Dawson quizzically.
'Umm yes, sorry. This is Dawson Leery. Dawson this is Doctor Crisp.' Joey said flustered. She hated doctors terribly, especially after her mother and Jens' deaths.
'Nice to meet you Dawson. So Joey I've looked at your tests and I think we know what's wrong with you,' Dr Crisp moved towards the bench and patted it, gesturing for Joey to lie down.
'What is it?' Joey walked across the room and climbed onto the bench.
'Your test's show you are pregnant.' Dr Crisp lifted Joey's shirt up to examine her abdomen. 'But I just want to do a physical examination to make sure.
Joey was speechless. She tried to look over at Dawson but the Doctor was standing in her way. The doctor pressed her small tummy several times.
'How far along am I?' Joey asked
'I would say that you are around two months? But I would like to do an ultrasound now to confirm it.' Dr Crisp pulled the scanner from the other side of the room and started to prepare.
'Mr Leery, you might want to come over here to watch this,'
Dawson was in deep shock. Joey was pregnant, by him. Joey was having his baby. He shook his head and slowly walked over to Joey, her face almost white with shock. He took her hand and squeezed.
'Are you okay?' he asked, trying to sit down next to her.
'I think so. Are you okay? Joey asked quickly, terrified that Dawson was about to run out of the room.
'I'm fine. Shocked, but fine.'
As the Doctor ran the scanner over Joey's stomach, a loud booming noise filled the room. They both knew instantly what it was.
'That's a good strong heart beat.' He clicked something on the keyboard and the fuzzy picture stopped moving. 'Now, you see that thing that's shaped like a peanut? That's your baby' he clicked another couple of button and a picture was printed off the computer.
'That tiny little thing is our baby?' Dawson reached over to the screen, touching it slightly.
'Sure is Mr Leery, here you go,' he handed Dawson the picture that had been printed off the computer. 'Okay Joey we need to talk about what your next steps are. I assume that you are keeping the baby?'
'YES! They both said in unison. They looked over at each other and laughed.
'Good to know! But you both didn't need to scream it at me.' Dr Crisp was happy for the young couple. 'We need to arrange your pre natal check ups and such. Can you come back in a week's time and we can set them all up for you.'
'Thanks Dr,' Joey said, still looking at the screen of the freeze framed baby.
'That more than alright. Any problems call me. I'll let you get cleaned up. See you both next week.' He shut the door and left them alone with the scan.
'I can't believe it...I'm pregnant,' Joey said quietly.
'You can't believe it! It must have happened...' Dawson started
'...that first night. Nether of us were being very careful' Joey finished
'This is the most amazing thing to happen to us Jo. Look how tiny he is' Dawson said, tracing the outline of the tiny peanut.
'He? I've been pregnant all of five minutes and you decided it's a he!' Joey exclaimed, carefully cleaning all of the ultrasound gel off her stomach.
'Don't you think he looks like a he?' Dawson asked, kissing Joey gently on the forehead.
'No, I think he looks like a peanut,' Joey stopped and looked again at the screen, a giant smile spreading across her face 'But a beautiful peanut.'
'I love you Joey,' Dawson said suddenly, hugging a now standing Joey tightly.
'I love you too Dawson.'
'I'm not going to leave you, you know that? I'm going to be here for everything you need. Food craving's, foot massage, back rubs, the lot!' he opened the door and led her to the waiting room.
'Just don't over do it okay? I might have to kill you before this pregnancy is over.' Joey said, the door closing behind them, the flickering image of their baby remaining on the screen
Dawson reached over to Joey and took her hand. The movie theatre was near deserted, except for the two of them. Since they had been back together they had tried to go to the movies at least once a week, just to reconnect and spend time together. It had been almost 2 months and things were going really well. They hadn't told anyone, wanting to explore the new dimension to their relationship. Within one week Dawson had stopped apartment hunting. It had almost become a running joke between him and Joey. When their families called they would say there was an apartment shortage in New York or that Joey needed extra money for the rent. The more times people asked, the more blatant the lies had become. Joey had actually said to Bessie on one occasion she just wanted a man around the house. Bessie didn't buy it for one second and had since been questioning her little sister incessantly.
The movie had started to wind down and Dawson turned to Joey to see if she wanted to go. 'You ready to...' but when he turned he say that Joey had fallen asleep. It seems to be a common occurrence these days. Joey would just drop off at the slightest thing and it was another running joke, Dawson saying that he must have an amazing personality to send Joey off to sleep so quickly.
He gently poked Joey's leg, hoping to get some kind of response out of her. 'Joey wake up'
Joey's eyes slowly opened and she realised quickly what had happened. She was starting to get worried, all she wanted to do was sleep and she was feeling less than energetic. She had thought at first it had something to do with all the late night conversations her and Dawson had been having, leading to all night love making sessions. But she was feeling tired all the time, even after sleeping almost all day.
'Umm, I'm sorry Dawson. I guess I drifted off again.' Joey leaned over and kissed him.
'You know, 'Dawson said, breaking away from the kiss 'I think you better go to the doctor. You've been looking off colour for the last few weeks'
'You know how much I hate doctors.' Joey stood up and took Dawson's hand, leading him out of the cinema.
'I'll come with you if you want?' Dawson asked, just as they were reaching their apartment.
'Where?' Joey asked, completely forgetting the conversation earlier.
'The doctors? I've got tomorrow afternoon off so make an appointment.' Dawson unlocked their front door and opened it for his girlfriend.
'If you want but it won't be anything drastic. I've probably got flu or something,' Joey said using the elevator button.
'Well, I would rather be with you whether it was serious or not,'
The elevator arrived and the pair walked in, arms around each other.
'Until then, maybe you can administer you own medicine?' Joey asked suggestively, tugging at his coat.
'I think I can manage that...' Dawson murmured as Joey pulled him into a deep kiss.
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Joey tapped her foot impatiently, looking at her watch. She had been at the doctors for 30 minutes and was waiting for the results of some test's the nurse had taken on her arrival. Dawson was sitting next to her, wrapped up in his magazine.
'What's taking so long? Do you think there is something wrong?' Joey whispered in Dawson's ear.
'No Jo, it's just the way doctors are.' Dawson said, not looking up from his article.
'When the doctor calls me, you are going to come in right?'
Dawson put his magazine down and looked over at her. She was wearing a slight frown and her eyes looked tired. 'Of course I will if you want me too,'
'Joey Potter?' the doctor said as he came out of his office. Joey waved and took Dawson's hand, leading him towards the room.
'So Miss Potter, I assume this is your... boyfriend?' her doctor said, looking at Dawson quizzically.
'Umm yes, sorry. This is Dawson Leery. Dawson this is Doctor Crisp.' Joey said flustered. She hated doctors terribly, especially after her mother and Jens' deaths.
'Nice to meet you Dawson. So Joey I've looked at your tests and I think we know what's wrong with you,' Dr Crisp moved towards the bench and patted it, gesturing for Joey to lie down.
'What is it?' Joey walked across the room and climbed onto the bench.
'Your test's show you are pregnant.' Dr Crisp lifted Joey's shirt up to examine her abdomen. 'But I just want to do a physical examination to make sure.
Joey was speechless. She tried to look over at Dawson but the Doctor was standing in her way. The doctor pressed her small tummy several times.
'How far along am I?' Joey asked
'I would say that you are around two months? But I would like to do an ultrasound now to confirm it.' Dr Crisp pulled the scanner from the other side of the room and started to prepare.
'Mr Leery, you might want to come over here to watch this,'
Dawson was in deep shock. Joey was pregnant, by him. Joey was having his baby. He shook his head and slowly walked over to Joey, her face almost white with shock. He took her hand and squeezed.
'Are you okay?' he asked, trying to sit down next to her.
'I think so. Are you okay? Joey asked quickly, terrified that Dawson was about to run out of the room.
'I'm fine. Shocked, but fine.'
As the Doctor ran the scanner over Joey's stomach, a loud booming noise filled the room. They both knew instantly what it was.
'That's a good strong heart beat.' He clicked something on the keyboard and the fuzzy picture stopped moving. 'Now, you see that thing that's shaped like a peanut? That's your baby' he clicked another couple of button and a picture was printed off the computer.
'That tiny little thing is our baby?' Dawson reached over to the screen, touching it slightly.
'Sure is Mr Leery, here you go,' he handed Dawson the picture that had been printed off the computer. 'Okay Joey we need to talk about what your next steps are. I assume that you are keeping the baby?'
'YES! They both said in unison. They looked over at each other and laughed.
'Good to know! But you both didn't need to scream it at me.' Dr Crisp was happy for the young couple. 'We need to arrange your pre natal check ups and such. Can you come back in a week's time and we can set them all up for you.'
'Thanks Dr,' Joey said, still looking at the screen of the freeze framed baby.
'That more than alright. Any problems call me. I'll let you get cleaned up. See you both next week.' He shut the door and left them alone with the scan.
'I can't believe it...I'm pregnant,' Joey said quietly.
'You can't believe it! It must have happened...' Dawson started
'...that first night. Nether of us were being very careful' Joey finished
'This is the most amazing thing to happen to us Jo. Look how tiny he is' Dawson said, tracing the outline of the tiny peanut.
'He? I've been pregnant all of five minutes and you decided it's a he!' Joey exclaimed, carefully cleaning all of the ultrasound gel off her stomach.
'Don't you think he looks like a he?' Dawson asked, kissing Joey gently on the forehead.
'No, I think he looks like a peanut,' Joey stopped and looked again at the screen, a giant smile spreading across her face 'But a beautiful peanut.'
'I love you Joey,' Dawson said suddenly, hugging a now standing Joey tightly.
'I love you too Dawson.'
'I'm not going to leave you, you know that? I'm going to be here for everything you need. Food craving's, foot massage, back rubs, the lot!' he opened the door and led her to the waiting room.
'Just don't over do it okay? I might have to kill you before this pregnancy is over.' Joey said, the door closing behind them, the flickering image of their baby remaining on the screen